MORETHANCONQUEROR

Subj: MORE THAN CONQUERORS
The Apostle Paul spent a few days in Athens, and was invited to preach to them. Read all about it in Acts 17.
He had spent some time in looking over the city, and was impressed by the many altars erected to the various gods of the Athenians. They even had one for the "Unknown God", for fear of insulting one by having left him out.
In seeing all those altars, Paul undoubtedly saw the beautiful statue of Alexander the Great. Alexander has been hailed as one of the all-time greatest military generals. In his short career of maybe thirteen years, he conquered most of the then known world. It is said of him that he wept one day because there were no more nations to conquer.
His statue in Athens had the inscription "CONQUEROR" on it.
Can't you just picture Paul, as he looked at it, saying to himself the words he was yet to pen in one of his letters-- "We are MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM THAT LOVED US--"
Friends, the best of worldly accomplishments turns pale when placed alongside what God is able to do in the lives of those who set out to make Him their Lord and Master. "Greater is he that ruleth his own spirit--"